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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Skippers Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Skippers Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Skippers Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Skippers Corner: Skippers Cor. (or less commonly used: Skippers Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Skippers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Skippers Corner may originally have been Skipper's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Skippers Corner might be written as Skipper Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Hanover County: Brunswick & Pender.

Below are the counties that are near Skippers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skippers Corner:

  • New Hanover County     (The home county of Skippers Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Castle Hayne
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
      • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <3>
    • Wrightsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
      • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
    • Murraysville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
      • Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
    • Hightsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
      • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Smith Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
      • Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
    • Kings Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
      • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
    • Ogden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
    • Bayshore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayshore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
      • Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
    • Kirkland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
    • Windemere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windemere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
      • Windemere is located in New Hanover County
    • Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Seagate
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
    • Masonboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
      • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Long View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • East Arcadia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Kelly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Navassa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
      • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
    • Belville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
      • Belville is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Phoenix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Leland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
    • Malmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Old Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Northwest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Town Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Winnabow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
      • Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <3>
    • Boiling Spring Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
      • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
    • Bolivia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivia <3>
    • Saint James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Acme
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Delco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delco
      • Delco is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delco <3>
    • Riegelwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Armour
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Sandyfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
      • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Byrdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
      • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Bolton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Tin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
      • Tin City is located in Duplin County
    • Wallace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
    • Pin Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
    • Cartersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Duplin County
    • Safe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
      • Safe is located in Duplin County
    • Sholars Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sholars Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
      • Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Teachey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Cypress Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
      • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Hancheys Store
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancheys Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
      • Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
    • Pasley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
      • Pasley is located in Duplin County
    • Sloan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sloan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Sloan is located in Duplin County
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Surf City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf City
      • Surf City is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surf City <3>
    • Holly Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
      • Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <3>
    • Ocean City Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
      • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
    • Folkstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Folkstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
      • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
    • North Topsail Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Topsail Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topsail Beach
      • North Topsail Beach is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Topsail Beach <3>
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Rocky Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ashton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
    • Brown Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Pender County
    • Hampstead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Topsail
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
      • Topsail is located in Pender County
    • Currie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Burgaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
      • Burgaw is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <3>
    • Topsail Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Murray Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Atkinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
    • Watha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Maple Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.
    • Ivanhoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Kerr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skippers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Skippers Corner.

Cemeteries Near Skippers Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skippers Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skippers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.

  • Shoulder Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoulder Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoulder Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Acorn Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the east of Rocky Point.
    • The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rileys Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48581 <6>
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Forest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is located in Wilmington.
  • B'nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. James Episcopal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188187 <6>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

While we didn't find Skippers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skippers Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Skippers Corner, with the one closest to Skippers Corner listed first.

  • Castle Hayne
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
    • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <3>
  • Wrightsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kirkland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
  • Scotts Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
    • Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
  • Navassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Ashton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
  • Phoenix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Long Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Montague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Pender County
    • Malmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Currie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skippers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skippers Corner.

Newspapers Published in Skippers Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skippers Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skippers Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skippers Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Skippers Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skippers Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skippers Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skippers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3460, Longitude: -77.9025       In this case, the coordinates for Skippers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Skippers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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